HC clears the decks for 6th casino in River Mandovi

Court directs CoP to ‘grant’ permissionrrthe goan I networkrPANAJIrrThe order was decreed after Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd through its Advocate S G Desai brought up the matter to the attention of the court citing the fact that “on the ground that there is urgency in view of the inclement weather conditions, which requires immediate protection to the subject vessel.” rAdvocate General, Dattaprasad Lawande, who had no objection to the matter being taken up although it was not listed, countered saying that the after verifying, the material produced by Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd and a site inspection, it was found that out of three tugs provided by the petitioners, only two were meeting the specifications. r“As far as the third tug is concerned, it has a bigger draught than required which, according to the learned Advocate General, does not meet the required specifications,” the court recorded the Advocate General as saying. rAdvocate General told the Court that in case the third tug is provided by the petitioners, as per the specifications, the Captain of Ports shall proceed to grant the necessary permission to enter the vessel within the area as specified by the Captain of Ports.